Re: [IRCA] Another history question

["James Niven" <jniven@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Kenneth,

I believe KRVN moved to 880 kHz from 1010 kHz March 6th 1972!!

James Niven
Cedar Creek, Texas

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-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Rick Lewis
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 8:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [IRCA] Another history question

Hi Kenneth,
I'm pretty certain that KRVN moved to 880 in 1972.
--
Rick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Nawalkowski" <kennethnaw@xxxxxxx>
To: "IRCA chat" <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 5:56 PM
Subject: [IRCA] Another history question


Thanks to everyone for the history on moves to 650 Khz. I have another 
history question. When did the following stations move to 880; KRVN  WMEQ 
KJJR and CHQT?
    I originally started DXing in the early 70's. My dad used to listen to 
distant broadcasts like the Grand Ole Opry and that's how I got started. He 
used a Zenith transoceanic Royal 1000. He bought me a $20 Playmate made in 
Japan radio after he got tired of me wearing out the batteries in his radio.

In spite of being a cheap radio without an RF amplifier like the Zenith has;

it actually performed quite well. I frequently received and listened to 
stations like WBZ, WCBS, WWL, and WSB not to mention others. WCBS was my 
favorite. I guess it had something to do with New York City. After the radio

died in the late 70's I dropped the hobby entirely. I came back to it in 
January 1991 when I found a GE Superadio II while browsing the electronics 
section in the Canadian Tire store in Brandon. The words "Long Range and 
High Selectivity" on the picture of the dial on the box caught my attention.

The big list of specs like 4 tuned IF stages on AM, 8" ferrite rod antenna 
and tuned RF o!
 n AM sold me on it and I bought it right there. I unpacked it as soon as I 
got home, turned it on at 4:45PM that afternoon and was astounded at the 
sensitivity and selectivity. I have never owned or tried a radio that even 
came close to the performance of this unit. 5 minutes later I stumbled on 
WBZ loud and clear and was amazed at the catch considering how cluttered the

AM band now was. I always thought that it would be totally impossible to 
improve the sensitivity of the unit any further, However a few years later I

discovered the IRCA and joined. I purchased some literature from the club 
and Ralph Sanserino's loop was just too tempting not to build and try. I 
expected it to be a flop, but how wrong I was. It really blew me away as it 
pulled in stations loud and clear that were totally absent on the Superadio 
without it even with the volume wide open. It more than doubled the number 
of station I could pick up during the daytime.
   Kenneth Nawalkowski
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